Records

September 1st, 2023 a new law regarding Notary's Public in Alabama will take effect. This link will take you to the Alabama Probate Judge Association web page with additional information.

This link will take you to the site to look up recorded documents for Walker County Alabama.

WALKER COUNTY PROBATE OFFICE RECORDING FEES

DEED

 Deed Tax - $1.00 per thousand

 Mineral Tax -15# per acre

 Each page recorded - $4.00

 Clocking fee-$1.00

 Each grantor (*) over two - $1.00

 Each grantee (*) over two - $1.00

 No tax collected stamp - $1.00

 Special Judge of Probate fee - $5.00

 Book & page reference (not map book) - $1.00 each

 If you are recording any of the following, please call for a quote: mineral deed, timber deed, or multi-county deed.

MORTGAGE

Mortgage Tax - $.15 per hundred

Each page recorded - $4.00

Clocking fee-$1.00

Each mortgagor over two - $1.00

Each mortgagee over two - $1.00

No tax collected stamp - $1.00

Special Judge of Probate fee - $5.00

Book & page reference (not map book) - $1.00 each

DEED & MORTGAGE IF RECORDED TOGETHER:

If mortgage amount is greater than deed amount, the mortgage will be calculated as a regular mortgage (see above). Mortgage tax will be charged 

on the total amount of the mortgage. The deed will be processed with a zero value. You must add $1.00 for the no tax collected stamp. (See above.)

If the deed amount is equal to or greater than the Mortgage amount, the mortgage will be calculated as a regular Mortgage (see above). Mortgage 

tax will be charged on the total amount of the mortgage. The deed will be processed using the difference between the total mortgage and the deed. 

Please call if you have questions.

MORTGAGE - RELEASE OR ASSIGNMENT

Each page recorded - $4.00

Clocking fee-$1.00

Each mortgagor/assignor over two - $1.00

Each mortgagee/assignee over two - $1.00

Special Judge of Probate fee - $5.00

Book & page reference (not map book) - $1.00 each

JUDGMENT/LIEN

Each page recorded - $4.00

Clocking fee-$1.00

Special Judge of Probate Fee - $5.00

JUDGMENT/LIEN-RELEASE

Each page recorded - $4.00

Clocking fee-$1.00

Special Judge of Probate Fee - $5.00

Book & page reference (not map book) - $1.00 each

CORPORATION. ETC.

All Corporation filings are now made to the Alabama Secretary of State direct.

 Marriage Certificates

Marriage forms are available from the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the State Department of Public and are completed online and then downloaded.  They must be purchased from the state.

Once completed the signatures of both parties must be notarized.

The date this is done is the actual date of marriage. 

Once the form is notarized it must be filed in the County Probate Court within thirty calendar days of notarizing to become valid. 

A filing fee of $ 75.00 is collected when recorded.

 UCC

 New-$21.00 plus:

UCC Tax-$.15 per hundred

First page recorded - included in fee

Second page recorded - $1.00

Each page over 2 pages - $3.00

Clocking fee-$1.00

 Special Judge of Probate fee - $5.00

Continuation - $21.00 plus:

UCC Tax-$.15 per hundred

First page recorded - included in fee

Second page recorded - $1.00

Each page over 2 pages - $3.00

Clocking fee-$1.00

Special Judge of Probate fee -$5.00

You must include the original and/or most

Current UCC number.

Partial Release or Assignment - $21.00 plus:

First page recorded - includedin fee

Second page recorded - $1.00

Each page over 2 pages - $3.00

Clocking fee-$1.00

Special Judge of Probate fee -$5.00

You must include the originaland/or most

current UCC number.

Termination - $1.00 plus:

First page recorded - included

Second page recorded - $1.00

Each page over 2 pages - $3.00

Clocking fee-$1.00

Special Judge of Probate fee -$5.00

You must include the originaland/or most

Current UCC number.

MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENT

Each page recorded - $4.00 

Clocking fee-$1.00 

Special Judge of Probate Fee - $5.00

Book and page reference - $1.00 each 

Names over two - $1.00 each

NOTARY BOND

Notary Bond - $34.00

Each page recorded - $1.00

Clocking fee-$1.00

Special Judge of Probate fee - $5.00

MISCELLANEOUS FEES

Copies - $1.00 per page

Certified copies $3.00 for each page that has the certification stamp;$1.00 for each additional page 

Marriage forms are available from the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the State Department of Public and are completed online and then downloaded.  They must be purchased from the state.

OTHER INFORMATION

Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope for returning documents. If a SASE is not included, original documents will be 

destroyed after 30 days. If you are changing the grantors, grantees, expiration date of the loan, or the amount of the loan, it is not

a corrective mortgage. Mortgage tax will be collected. If you are changing the grantors or the grantees, it is not a corrective

deed. Deed tax will be collected.

You cannot type a statement of correction on a previously recorded document and ask to have it re-recorded. You must create a new document.